rancorous

Speech parts

1. rancorous - Adjective

2. rancorous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

savage hard mean evil hostile harsh bitter cruel contentious sour malicious vicious poisonous wicked estranged
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Antonyms

cool as cucumber god-fearing allied good direct acceptable
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Phrases with the word

make rancorous

Examples

Because I cannot flatter and look fair, Smile in men's faces, smooth, deceive, and cog, Duck with French nods and apish courtesy, I must be held a rancorous enemy. William Shakespeare

Man is the same rancorous beast now that he was from the beginning, and if the Christ they profess to worship re-appeared, they would again crucify him. Lord Byron

preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich Source: Internet

Glinda knew it would take no more than a single screech for him to alert this rancorous triad to her invisible presence, and she sensed he knew it too. Source: Internet

When I asked Sam Donaldson whether there had been rancorous arguments at ABC over coverage of Mrs. Broaddrick, he stammered. Source: Internet

The later part of the exercise in the zone was less rancorous, but political points had been proved and points scored before symptoms of orderliness became observable. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ranck rancor rancorless rancorously rancorousness rancour